Eyelid tremor in a patient with a unilateral paramedian thalamic lesion

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 356-358

  Jungehulsing G J ^a,b   Ploner, C J ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID DISEASE; EYELID MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TREMOR;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EYELIDS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; THALAMUS; TREMOR;

EID: 0037370318     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.3.356     Document Type: Article

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